The
sound of Pelican Ossman comes somewhere between folk and twee but the list of
comparisons that come out in here is quite vast and extends even beyond those
seemingly tight borders. There are
occasional female vocals either singing along or as background parts but for
the most part this comes out with a rather distinctive male vocal sound that
reminds me of Manhattan Murder Mystery.
While
the music begins acoustic it still reminds me of the non-acoustic melodies of a
band like Pinback or even The Dismemberment Plan. They Might Be Giants surfaces somehow and
though the male and female vocals trading off should go elsewhere (The Forecast
or more obvious choice of Of Monsters and Men) it brings me back to Moldy
Peaches.
Hints
of a drum machine make me think there are pop rock parts to this, but glimpses
of an accordion make me think otherwise.
There are clear portions of folk punk ala Sledding With Tigers, yet it
can also just as much sound like Cake who is on a different level than pretty
much anything in the wide folk spectrum that has been previously discussed.
Before
the final song, we get this operatic sort of Queen vibe and that takes us into
the final song which is a ballad that slows down and is kind of like
Akron/Family. Overall though this is
just one of those cassettes that can change from song to song, yet stay closely
knit enough that you know it’s still the same artist and not a compilation. Furthermore, it is one of the finest pieces
of music I have heard all year and it begs to challenge what that alleged college
radio scene is up to these days.
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